Coolant Temperature rides when Idle.

[stevieb92]

My comments are clearly beyond your comprehension because this is a bunch nonsense. For gods sake, THINK HARDER. The exact opposite of your claim is true. If only 1 tsp runs onto the ground your bottle was barely overfilled; not severely overfilled as you claim.



You are playing simple-minded semantic games and you are factually wrong. Radiator caps almost always served the function of a safety relief since they were invented and they still serve that function today. Their faction is to prevent over pressurization of if the system. Prior to overflow bottles, they just vented onto the ground which left the coolant level low for some operating conditions. They solved the problem by adding a bottle to pressure relief fluid when hot and pull fluid back into the system when cold. It is in fact a system safety feature regardless of the name you wish to apply.



It is in fact a sealed system until the pressure relief cap opens to vents pressure to protect the system from over pressurizing. I see you just can't get beyond the goofy semantic games and are missing the point entirely.



Wrong. It's not normal and it's not common.

To add: It always amazes me how many people are so easily duped by what they read on social media forums. Half a dozen people come to a forum accessible to millions of people to ***** about smelling antifreeze and a few then believe it's normal and a common problem even though there may be literally millions of other people who have no such problem. The 99.9% that have no such problem just didn't start a social media post to tell everyone they don't smell antifreeze.

The ignore button works well for ignorant forum members. Just sayin!

 

[HSKR R/T]

The ignore button works well for ignorant forum members. Just sayin!

It's hard to ignore yourself. Or was this supposed to be directed at me since I'm the one who actually knows what I'm talking about on this topic

 

[firecadet613]

@DEG overfilled by definition is anything above the max line in the bottle.

It would have to be way over that to get it to leak on the ground! Plenty of room above the max mark in the bottle.

Help me understand your logic. If I smell coolant I must have a coolant leak, yet my coolant level never changes and I've never needed to add any.

Hmm...

 

[firecadet613]

It's absolutely not a trait of Rams. It's extremely rare and not a single one of the 4 Rams I have owned ever smelled like anti-freeze. My sister's 2021 Ram never smells like antifreeze. If you smell antifreeze it is leaking and that is just a simple fact. It may be a leak due to safety release vent of the radiator cap, but that should be exceedingly rare and if that keeps happening you have a problem with your truck that is causing the system to over pressurize. It might also vent out the expansion bottle but that is due to the expansion bottle being too full. Except for a couple of safety reliefs that relieve pressure under abnormal situations, the system is sealed and you should never be smelling antifreeze. Again, it is not normal for Ram or any other vehicle to smell antifreeze.

See my statement you replied to. Smells like antifreeze after shut down.

Who said it leaks? It's an antifreeze odor after the truck is shutdown. Pretty noticeable if it's garaged.

My truck doesn't see the dealer so no one's topping off the coolant.

Just a trait of the Rams... no big deal IMO.

Never said it's normal, it's a trait of the vehicle. Who would take a vehicle into the dealer for an antifreeze smell when its not down antifreeze?

I'll leave the service dept time for the guys with the 2025s, they need it!

 

[kapinallinen2]

Who would take a vehicle into the dealer for an antifreeze smell when its not down antifreeze?

I would, except I do not trust them enough to have the motivation nor the skills to trouble shoot things properly/thoroughly.
I smell hot antifreeze on a daily bases, it is not normal, period.
None of my past 6 Fords in the last 30 years of ownership ever exhibited this behavior.

 

[SD Rebel]

I would, except I do not trust them enough to have the motivation nor the skills to trouble shoot things properly/thoroughly.
I smell hot antifreeze on a daily bases, it is not normal, period.
None of my past 6 Fords in the last 30 years of ownership ever exhibited this behavior.

I don't think it's normal either, are you loosing coolant at all in your expansion tank?

 

[HSKR R/T]

I don't think it's normal either, are you loosing coolant at all in your expansion tank?

Normal might not be the best word, but it's not an issue, most of the time.

 

[firecadet613]

I would, except I do not trust them enough to have the motivation nor the skills to trouble shoot things properly/thoroughly.
I smell hot antifreeze on a daily bases, it is not normal, period.
None of my past 6 Fords in the last 30 years of ownership ever exhibited this behavior.

Sounds like you have something going on, especially if you've had to add coolant.

 

[RHO]

Hello I've had my truck for about a year now. It was used. Haven't had any issues with it until the last week when I noticed that the fans would get really loud when I was idling. When I'm driving the trucks temperature is roughly at 200°F but when it idles now it started to push 220-235°F. Any help would be appreciated. Also yes I do have coolant.
I have a 2021 Ram 1500 ETORQUE. 4x4 BigHorn. Don't have much knowledge will try to keep researching any help or advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

I would get a lfush and fill on that coolant , if it has not been done. if you are sitting in winter climate and it is climing like that , you might have some type of blockage.

 

[HSKR R/T]

I would get a lfush and fill on that coolant , if it has not been done. if you are sitting in winter climate and it is climing like that , you might have some type of blockage.

Why would he pay for a flush when the system is operating as designed?

 

[kapinallinen2]

I don't think it's normal either, are you loosing coolant at all in your expansion tank?

Have not noticed any significant change in the level.

 

[kapinallinen2]

Sounds like you have something going on, especially if you've had to add coolant.

I need to dig into it after the weather gets better.